Category: France
Loire
This bottle was an impulse purchase; I like Chenin Blanc and it hangs around forever. Vouvray le Haut-Lieu Demi-Sec 1985, S.A. Huët The nose smells of old Chenin Blanc, …
Champagne
New year’s eve is unfolding with some top wines. Only Billecart-Salmon NV Blanc de Blancs to come after this and I am afraid I will be too carried away …
Burgundy
I’d like to wish all of my readers a happy new year. I hope you will be drinking fabulously well tonight; I know I will be. Meursault Tessons Clos …
Burgundy
We are drinking a couple of quite grand wines to celebrate new year, this one is certainly damned-good. New year is a good time for wine-lovers as all of …
Burgundy
We are having osso buco for dinner tonight, I thought a light red wine would go best with it. Volnay Premier Cru 2004, Marquis d’Angerville The fruit on the …
Rhône
Clape Cornas was the subject of my first wine article to get published. I wanted to call it ‘A dose of the Clape’ but the journal editor re-named it …
Rhône
We got a few bottles of this at auction a few years ago for less than the release price of the then-current vintage. Every bottle I have had has …
Chablis
The Deiss was so disappointing we couldn’t bring ourselves to finish the bottle. Hence we needed to drink something better. Chablis Grand Cru Bougros “Côte Bouguerots” 2002, Fèvre A …
Alsace
Jean-Michel Deiss used to make really good, single-varietal wines in Alsace. Then he appeared to go quite mad and started making blends of different grape varieties; I’ve hated every …
Burgundy
I really like Cyprien Arlaud’s wines normally, but this is remarkably dull. Morey-St-Denis Premier Cru les Ruchots 2000, Domaine Arlaud This smells reasonably rich and fruity; ripe, dark fruit. …
